PRESIDENT PRAISED BY LONDON PAPERS LONDON. March 6. The Dally Graphic In an editorial this morning praises Prcsldont Wilson's special message to congress yesterday urging repeal of tho clause of tho Panama canal act exempting exempt-ing from tho payment of lolls American coastwise shipping. "President Wilson yesterday afforded the United Slates and the larger world outside," says tho Graphic, "a singularly impressive illustration of the loftiness and correctness with which ho Interprets his duly at: tho chief magistrate of tho rc-puhllc. rc-puhllc. To do right and to do It loyally and generously, without quibble or hesitation, hesita-tion, is a lesson that sadly wants teaching teach-ing to the world of statesmanship, and President Wilson has taught it with admirable ad-mirable effect. Nor has lie failed lo emphasize em-phasize tho fact that In matters of tills kind the highest honesty is also the largest lar-gest wisdom." ' Tho Times in an editorial says: "The striking mossase which President Presi-dent "Wilson read to congress yesterday, whatever Ut practical results, will win him the approbation and respect of all lhat Is beat among tho English-speaking nations of tho globe," Tho editorial points out that by a curious coincidence the muasage comes at the samo tliuo ns the memorial to parliament urging Premier Asquilh to reconsider the government's refusal to parllclpato in the Panama-Pacific exposition. expo-sition. The Dailv News styles the message as one of the most perfectly phrased documents docu-ments of modern times. The editorial admits that the United States might have, an abstract right not lo Impose tolls on American coastwise shipping, just as Great Brjtaln hau tho right to abstain from participation In tho Panama -Pacific exposition, but that such actions would be mistakes. Great Britain's mistako with regard to the exposition, it adds, was shown by tho memorial passed by parliament "Wednesday urging reconsideration reconsid-eration of the decision not to participate, which was signed by men representing the greatest trading and manufacturing Interest!) of the country.